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With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Dr Jeevan Singh Deol.

Contributors

Unknown:
James Naughtie
Unknown:
Edward Stourton.
Unknown:
Dr Jeevan Singh Deol.

Miles Kington visits Berlin to hear a secret archive recorded in German prisoner of war camps during the First World War. Prisoners from across the continent and from every region of Britain recited Bible verses, poems, drinking songs, jokes and life stories. Listening to shellac discs and wax cylinders, Miles hears the voices of those prisoners and sets out to trace their stories and that or the archive itself.

Contributors

Producer:
Julian Adamson

6/6 New Year, New Life. It's Edinburgh. It's Hogmanay. It's time for resolution. Caroline is determinedly moving on, Fiona may be moving back, and Ruth is definitely staying exartlv where she is. Comedy drama by Hilary Lyon Hilary Lyon
Producer Gordon Kennedy ; Director Marilyn Imrie

Contributors

Unknown:
Hilary Lyon
Producer:
Gordon Kennedy
Director:
Marilyn Imrie
Caroline:
Hilary Lyon
Fiona:
Phyllis Logan
Ruth:
Adie Allen
Alistair:
Peter Capaldi
Simeon:
Stuart McQuarrie

5/6. Marcus du Sautoy , Paul Lamford and Stephen Buxton are on the panel for more brain games, hosted uy Chris Maslanka. Producer Harry Parker

Contributors

Unknown:
Marcus du Sautoy
Unknown:
Paul Lamford
Unknown:
Stephen Buxton
Unknown:
Chris Maslanka.
Producer:
Harry Parker

Two very different couples are moving on the same day.
A mix-up occurs and when each couple discovers the other's belongings, they rediscover some forgotten things about each other. By Alexandra Campbell.
Director Celia de Wolff

Contributors

Unknown:
Alexandra Campbell.
Director:
Celia de Wolff
Simon:
William Gaunt
Cherry:
Joanna David
Ned:
Alan Cox
Lauren:
Daniela Nardini
Seamus:
Sean Barrett
Dave:
Roqer Watkins

Direct from St Paul 's Cathedral and in the presence of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, bereaved relatives, aid workers, and politicians come together to rememoer the Tsunami disaster of Boxing Day 2004. The service is led by the Dean of St Paul's, the Very Rev Dr John Moses , and the sermon is preached by Dr Rowan Williams , tne Archbishop Of Canterbury. Producer Stephen Shipley

Contributors

Unknown:
St Paul
Unknown:
Dr John Moses
Unknown:
Dr Rowan Williams
Producer:
Stephen Shipley

3/5. Joe Oueenan meets New York's ex-mayor Ed Koch to find out how the city turned around the subway s reputation as one of the most dangerous places on earth. For details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Joe Oueenan
Unknown:
Ed Koch

Although at the time of the foot-and-mouth epidemic there was substantial media coverage, little is actually known of the social cost for farmers and their communities. Laurie Taylor looks at the legacy of the disease for rural villages and how farmers perceptions of the countryside changed for ever. producer Natasha Maw

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurie Taylor
Producer:
Natasha Maw

1/3. The first time Margaret Thatcher met Mikhail Gorbachev, she discovered over the course of the lunch that he was a man she could "do business with". Anne Perkins recalls some significant political meals. Producer Jane Ashley Repeated from Sunday at 10.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Margaret Thatcher
Unknown:
Mikhail Gorbachev
Unknown:
Anne Perkins
Producer:
Jane Ashley

5/6. I'm Not the Man You Used to Be. Laurence and Gus tell another story about one of life's unsung heroes. This week, long-lost identical twins are reunited but find they have less in common than they had hoped. Starring and written by Gus Brown and Laurence Howarth , with Alex Lowe and Katy Brand. Producer Helen Williams

Contributors

Written By:
Gus Brown
Written By:
Laurence Howarth
Unknown:
Alex Lowe
Unknown:
Katy Brand.
Producer:
Helen Williams

5/6. This week, celebrity lifestyle gurus Gilly Haberdasher and Dr Graham Golden read from their tie-in book to the strangely popular TV programme How Not to Live. More spoof comedy starring Michael Fenton Stevens , Rebecca Front , Mel Hudson , Dan Tetsell , and Alex Lowe.
Written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell ; Producer Lucy Armitage

Contributors

Unknown:
Dr Graham Golden
Unknown:
Michael Fenton Stevens
Unknown:
Rebecca Front
Unknown:
Mel Hudson
Unknown:
Dan Tetsell
Unknown:
Alex Lowe.
Written By:
Danny Robins
Written By:
Dan Tetsell
Producer:
Lucy Armitage

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